@hunter_trujillo
You are right in that the app is certainly aimed at heterosexual users. There are two reasons for this. First is that we had to start somewhere with our concept (which is far from being limited to "two apps" idea). It's the same reason we only have iOS version right now.
Second, we are based in Russia. As you may know, the regrettable state of things is that same-sex relationships are heavily stigmatized here, and what's more important, public "gay propaganda" is straight up illegal and punishable by law. So creating an LGBT app is nigh impossible at the moment.
So as you can see, our app being limited to heterosexuals is not in any way a statement or a vehicle for someone's personal agenda.
@hunter_trujillo, speak for yourself buddy. @masha_voronkova no one has forced you to release this in the first place, I presume? your *second* excuse is textbook definition of complicity, if not cowardice. no thanks for creating something that inherently - regardless of intent - discriminates and stigmatises a whole subset of society. there's no such thing as 'good enough' when it comes to matters of friendship and love.
@jorgealeds while it would be admirable for @masha_voronkova + co to make a stand against the anti-LGBT environment in Russia, it would also be putting themselves in serious danger. Russia is not a free democracy, so it is unfair to call them cowardly for the realities that they have to live in.
@jorgealeds mm.. so what's wrong with products aimed at heterosexuals only? Saying that a heterosexual app "discriminates and stigmatizes a whole subset of society" is basically saying that Grindr discriminates heterosexuals or lesbian women by creating a gay guys-only app or that FetLife discriminates people that don't fetishize about BDSM. Since when is wrong to have products that are focused on heterosexuals only?
And, no, I'm not homophobic or have any pro-heterosexual tendencies. I just believe in equality both ways and think that there's a place for products for all audiences.
The thing we always missed in online dating was the actual excitement. Meeting someone by pure chance, being embarrassed and having these awkward pauses, feeling a bit of growing interest and a great deal of confusion. We wanted to fix the situation. And here we are, with two apps — OH BOY for girls and OH GIRL for guys — that are the two halves of a single online service. What happens is you open the app and meet a random person of the opposite sex in a private chat. (Yes, the app is currently aimed strictly at the hetero crowd and only supports iOS… but everything needs to start somewhere.)
This is not the kind of dating app where you skim endlessly in search for "the right one". The app announces in advance the date and time of an online event, which has everyone going online at the same time — just like a party.
The app's interface is based around GIFs, and we've also crafted a beautiful GIF-based vocabulary for our chat, to make communication light-hearted and emotional.
At this point, we've already held several OH Parties with participants from Boston, New York, Washington DC, Moscow and St. Petersburg. Having received ample feedback, we double-checked our assumptions, fixed some snags, and overall just realized that people love the experience.
FEATURES:
– Vivid visual experience.
– One chat with one person at a time — just as if you met in real life; here and now.
– No need to spend hours tweaking your account and swiping away.
– Text messages, GIFs and special cards to express yourself more easily.
– No chat history is stored by our servers.
GLITCHE COLLABORATION
For our big ProductHunt reveal, we've collaborated with the Glitche app and made a special GIF pack for you — it both looks really cool and also fits perfectly with the visual language we've created for Oh Boy / Oh Girl.
Glitche is a next-generation visual editor, with unique real-time, photo and video filters. Glitche filters are utilized in fashion industry, advertising, and music video production. Some of the Glitche users are: Gorillaz, Travis Scott, Nick Knight (who worked with Kanye and Björk), Kylie Jenner, The Golden Filter, Trouble Andrew (Gucci), and Paramount Pictures.
Feel free to contact us at: hello@ohapp.me
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